A scuffle had erupted between two group of students over wearing of hijab and namabali when one of them turned up at the school gate and demanded that they should be allowed entry wearing nambali while the other group of girls cam to school wearing hijab. The scuffle resulted in the cancellation of examination at a government school in West- Bengal’s Howrah district.
Police were called to defuse the tensions between the two groups which prompted the authorities to cancel the examination including pre-boards. “The pre-board exams were going on Monday when some students went to the school wearing hijab. Seeing them, another group of students demanded that they be allowed to wear namabali. The school authorities diffused the tension by asking students to follow the dress code,” said a police officer.
The next day girls arrived in school wearing hijab which prompted the tensions. “The school authorities informed police. The police did not enter the school first as it was an internal matter. But later officers of the local police station went inside to bring the situation under control,” said the officer.
Bengal minister Arup Ray said, “There has been an instigation. I have also spoken to police. I have requested police for a thorough probe, not only to find the perpetrators but also to find who instigated them.”